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Buni’s financial probity earns Yobe N20bn World Bank grant — Aide
Buni’s financial probity earns Yobe N20bn World Bank grant — Aide
The fiscal transparency and accountability of Gov. Mai Mala Buni-led administration has earned Yobe over N20 billion World Bank grant from 2020 to 2022.
This is contained in a statement by Buni’s Senior Special Assistant (SSA), Digital & Communications, Mr. Yusuf Ali, in Damaturu on Wednesday.
Ali quoted the state’s Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Musa Mustapha as saying that the grant followed the state’s impressive performances under the State Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) programme.
He said the fund had been utilised for infrastructure development and social services with direct bearing on the lives of the people of the state.
“The SFTAS is a programme by the World Bank and Federal Government of Nigeria to deepen transparency in budgeting processes for qualified states.
“The SFTAS consists of different requirements in form of Disbursement Link Indicators (DLIs), which are assigned tasks that the World Bank designed for institutions, as well as states that are qualified to participate in Budgeting and Budgetary Performance Indicators.
“The second component is Disbursement Linked Results, which World Bank’s Independent Verification Assessors use as yardsticks to assess institutions and states’ performance compliance in relation to DLI’s performance evaluation.
“The synopsis of the SFTAS is predicated on Performance for Results. This means that states can earn financial grant rewards after performance in all indicators of budgetary requirements; then World Bank rewards the state based on results of its efforts,” he said.
The Commissioner said that the consistent budget cycle of the state, entrenchment of due process, and inclusiveness by the administration played a crucial role in achieving the feat.
“The state earned the grant based on the DLIs that are successfully achieved within the budget cycle and due process.
“It is gratifying and a matter of particular importance to note that Yobe has won the Overall Top Performer Awards on SFTAS.
“Its performance in all Disbursement Link Indicators won the overall best state for the ‘Top Performer Award’.
“The Award was presented by Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning recently in Abuja.
“It is on record that the Buni’s government is the only administration that has accomplished this feat through the publication of its budget, entrenching due process and ensuring public expenditures in accordance to World Bank’s requirements”.
According to Mustapha, the state will continue to run an accountable and transparent government, adding that it was working assiduously to earn a 2023 grant in the same capacity from the bank.
Buni’s financial probity earns Yobe N20bn World Bank grant — Aide
Governor Buni inspects the ongoing construction of township roads in Yobe
By: Yahaya Wakili
His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Yobe State, Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON, yesterday inspected some ongoing township roads and a health facility project at the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital in Damaturu.
The governor, who was on an unscheduled visit to the projects, said he was there to see the quality and pace of work on the projects.
He said the road projects were initiated to improve the transportation of goods and services for the socio-economic development of the communities.
Governor Mai Mala Buni explained that good roads are for the success of the post-insurgency agenda, while drainages would save houses from the annual floods.
The governor, who expressed satisfaction with the quality and speed of work, charged the Commissioner for Works, Engr. Umaru Duddaye, to ensure that there is value for money in all the ongoing projects.
Similarly, the governor called on the contractors to execute the projects in accordance with the specifications and other contractual agreements.
The Commissioner for Works assured the governor that his ministry was under close supervision of all the projects to ensure that all specifications were adhered to by the contractors.
He said the government is currently executing additional seven kilometers of road projects and fourteen kilometers of concrete drainage in the commissioners quarters and Nasarawa areas of Damaturu mentropolis.
He commended the efforts of Governor Buni to save the inhabitants of the benefiting communities from the menace of the annual floods.
At the College of Medical Sciences of the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital Damaturu, the governor inspected the progress of work on the project.
He assured that the government would ensure the timely completion of the projects and put them to use for the benefit of the people.
Governor Buni inspects the ongoing construction of township roads in Yobe
Senator Lawan condoles the loss of late Gadaka in Damaturu
By: Yahaya Wakili
President of the Ninth Senate, Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan, Ph.D., GCON, Sardaunan Bade, Yobe North Senatorial District, paid a condolence visit to the family of late Alhaji Ibrahim Ali Gadaka in Damaturu yesterday, May 6, 2024.
The late Ibrahim Ali Gadaka was a former Commissioner of Education in Yobe State.
The President of the 9th Senate also visited the family of the late Engr. Abba Jakusko, who was a retired director in the works department of the Yobe state ministry of works, to condole with them on his passing.
Thereafter, Senator Ahmed Lawan proceeded to visit Alhaji Muhammad Mairami, the deputy director of protocol to the Yobe State Governor, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON, over the death of his son. Ahmad Muhammed Mairami. His son passed away recently at the age of 16.
May Almighty Allah grant the souls of all the deceased eternal rest in Aljannatur, Fidaus. Ameen.
Senator Lawan condoles the loss of late Gadaka in Damaturu
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Women Empowerment in Agriculture Takes Center Stage as Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Launches South-South Agricultural Program
Women Empowerment in Agriculture Takes Center Stage as Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Launches South-South Agricultural Program
The agricultural support program of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) was launched today in Uyo with a special focus on women empowerment in agriculture.
As part of this program, one hundred women from the South-South geopolitical zone received financial support of five hundred thousand naira each.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who was represented by Mrs. Hajiya Nana Shettima, the wife of the Vice President, emphasized the importance of government and non-governmental organizations supporting local farmers for sustainable development. She expressed confidence that this initiative will not only transform the lives of the beneficiaries but also contribute to food sufficiency in the region.
Governor Umo Bassey Eno of Akwa Ibom expressed his appreciation for the commitment of the Renewed Hope Initiative and praised Senator Oluremi Tinubu for her efforts to unite and involve the wives of all Governors in the 36 states of Nigeria, irrespective of their political affiliations.
During the event, Pastor Patience Eno, the wife of the Governor of Akwa Ibom, welcomed the First Lady and her entourage, assuring them of their support in the progress of RHI programs aimed at empowering women.
Dr. Mrs. Gloria Diri, the wife of the Governor of Bayelsa State and the Zonal Chairman of the South-South, also expressed her support for the initiative enumerating the success story of RHI in the lives of many women and special groups accross the country
The highlight of the occasion was the formal presentation of cheques to the wives of the Governors in the South-South region, as well as RHI monetary support to one hundred persons with special needs
Women Empowerment in Agriculture Takes Center Stage as Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Launches South-South Agricultural Program
Governor Buni inspects the ongoing construction of township roads in Yobe
Senator Lawan condoles the loss of late Gadaka in Damaturu
Women Empowerment in Agriculture Takes Center Stage as Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Launches South-South Agricultural Program
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